Western Illinois 75-73 Omaha (7 Feb, 2021) Play-by-Play

Western Illinois Leathernecks

5-12, 3-7 Conference

	1	2	T
WIU	37	38	75
OMA	32	41	73

Omaha Mavericks

2-16, 0-8 Conference

TIME		WIU	OMA
19:55	Western Illinois Turnover.	0	0
19:40	Ayo Akinwole made Jumper.	0	2
19:26	Colton Sandage made Layup. Assisted by Cameron Burrell.	2	2
19:16	Wanjang Tut made Jumper.	2	4
18:54	Will Carius made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colton Sandage.	5	4
18:29	Ayo Akinwole missed Three Point Jumper.	5	4
18:25	Ramean Hinton Defensive Rebound.	5	4
18:17	Tamell Pearson made Dunk. Assisted by Colton Sandage.	7	4
17:59	La'Mel Robinson missed Jumper.	7	4
17:56	Cameron Burrell Defensive Rebound.	7	4
17:47	Tamell Pearson made Layup. Assisted by Colton Sandage.	9	4
17:29	Marlon Ruffin missed Jumper.	9	4
17:26	Ramean Hinton Defensive Rebound.	9	4
17:17	Foul on Tamell Pearson.	9	4
17:17	Tamell Pearson Turnover.	9	4
16:59	Wanjang Tut missed Jumper.	9	4
16:56	Matt Pile Offensive Rebound.	9	4
16:53	Marlon Ruffin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by La'Mel Robinson.	9	7
16:34	Will Carius missed Three Point Jumper.	9	7
16:31	Cameron Burrell Offensive Rebound.	9	7
16:31	Foul on Marlon Ruffin.	9	7
16:22	Ramean Hinton made Three Point Jumper.	12	7
16:01	Wanjang Tut made Jumper. Assisted by La'Mel Robinson.	12	9
15:44	Adam Anhold missed Layup.	12	9
15:44	Matt Pile Block.	12	9
15:38	Cameron Burrell Offensive Rebound.	12	9
15:37	Cameron Burrell missed Layup.	12	9
15:34	Marlon Ruffin Defensive Rebound.	12	9
15:33	La'Mel Robinson missed Layup.	12	9
15:29	Colton Sandage Defensive Rebound.	12	9
15:26	Will Carius missed Jumper.	12	9
15:23	Ayo Akinwole Defensive Rebound.	12	9
15:16	Wanjang Tut made Jumper.	12	11
14:55	Ramean Hinton missed Layup.	12	11
14:52	Matt Pile Defensive Rebound.	12	11
14:45	Wanjang Tut missed Layup.	12	11
14:41	Colton Sandage Defensive Rebound.	12	11
14:35	Colton Sandage made Three Point Jumper.	15	11
14:19	Marlon Ruffin missed Three Point Jumper.	15	11
14:16	Western Illinois Defensive Rebound.	15	11
14:16	Official TV Timeout	15	11
14:06	Ramean Hinton missed Three Point Jumper.	15	11
14:02	Matt Pile Defensive Rebound.	15	11
13:54	Darrius Hughes missed Layup.	15	11
13:51	Will Carius Defensive Rebound.	15	11
13:43	Tamell Pearson Turnover.	15	11
13:43	Colton Sandage Turnover.	15	11
13:43	Marco Smith Steal.	15	11
13:27	Ayo Akinwole missed Jumper.	15	11
13:24	Cameron Burrell Defensive Rebound.	15	11
13:16	Colton Sandage missed Three Point Jumper.	15	11
13:13	Darrius Hughes Defensive Rebound.	15	11
13:09	Foul on Marlon Ruffin.	15	11
13:09	Marlon Ruffin Turnover.	15	11
12:49	Will Carius missed Three Point Jumper.	15	11
12:44	Cameron Burrell Offensive Rebound.	15	11
12:43	Cameron Burrell Turnover.	15	11
12:43	Darrius Hughes Steal.	15	11
12:29	Matt Pile Turnover.	15	11
12:22	Cameron Burrell missed Jumper.	15	11
12:22	Matt Pile Defensive Rebound.	15	11
12:22	Foul on Cameron Burrell.	15	11
12:07	Matt Pile missed Layup.	15	11
12:05	Matt Pile Offensive Rebound.	15	11
12:04	Nick Ferrarini Turnover.	15	11
11:58	Official TV Timeout	15	11
11:47	Will Carius missed Three Point Jumper.	15	11
11:43	Wanjang Tut Defensive Rebound.	15	11
11:20	La'Mel Robinson missed Jumper.	15	11
11:18	Western Illinois Defensive Rebound.	15	11
11:17	Foul on Dylan Brougham.	15	11
10:58	Tamell Pearson missed Layup.	15	11
10:55	Nick Ferrarini Defensive Rebound.	15	11
10:50	Wanjang Tut Turnover.	15	11
10:50	Anthony Jones Steal.	15	11
10:45	Anthony Jones made Layup. Assisted by Justin Brookens.	17	11
10:33	Nick Ferrarini Turnover.	17	11
10:33	Justin Brookens Steal.	17	11
10:25	Foul on Darrius Hughes.	17	11
10:25	Will Carius made Free Throw.	18	11
10:25	Will Carius made Free Throw.	19	11
10:05	Marco Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Nick Ferrarini.	19	13
9:47	Tamell Pearson Turnover.	19	13
9:47	Nick Ferrarini Steal.	19	13
9:47	Foul on Dylan Brougham.	19	13
9:45	Foul on Justin Brookens.	19	13
9:45	Matt Pile missed Free Throw.	19	13
9:45	Omaha Deadball Team Rebound.	19	13
9:45	Matt Pile missed Free Throw.	19	13
9:45	Will Carius Defensive Rebound.	19	13
9:36	Anthony Jones missed Layup.	19	13
9:36	Matt Pile Block.	19	13
9:36	Western Illinois Offensive Rebound.	19	13
9:13	Technical Foul on Marco Smith.	19	13
9:12	Technical Foul on Anthony Jones.	19	13
9:12	Anthony Jones Turnover.	19	13
9:12	Foul on Darrius Hughes.	19	13
9:12	Adam Anhold made Free Throw.	20	13
9:12	Adam Anhold made Free Throw.	21	13
8:57	Nick Ferrarini made Jumper.	21	15
8:41	Colton Sandage missed Layup.	21	15
8:35	Matt Pile Defensive Rebound.	21	15
8:19	Ayo Akinwole Turnover.	21	15
8:19	Colton Sandage Steal.	21	15
8:13	Anthony Jones missed Layup.	21	15
8:09	Western Illinois Offensive Rebound.	21	15
8:03	Will Carius made Layup.	23	15
7:54	Nick Ferrarini Turnover.	23	15
7:54	Will Carius Steal.	23	15
7:46	Cameron Burrell missed Layup.	23	15
7:42	Ramean Hinton Offensive Rebound.	23	15
7:29	Colton Sandage made Layup.	25	15
7:09	Ayo Akinwole missed Three Point Jumper.	25	15
7:06	Kyle Luedtke Offensive Rebound.	25	15
7:05	Kyle Luedtke missed Layup.	25	15
7:04	Cameron Burrell Defensive Rebound.	25	15
6:45	Ramean Hinton Turnover.	25	15
6:45	La'Mel Robinson Steal.	25	15
6:38	Foul on Colton Sandage.	25	15
6:38	Technical Foul on Ramean Hinton.	25	15
6:38	Ayo Akinwole missed Free Throw.	25	15
6:38	Omaha Deadball Team Rebound.	25	15
6:38	Ayo Akinwole made Free Throw.	25	16
6:26	Matt Pile missed Layup.	25	16
6:24	Adam Anhold Defensive Rebound.	25	16
6:00	Colton Sandage missed Three Point Jumper.	25	16
5:57	Cameron Burrell Offensive Rebound.	25	16
5:56	Cameron Burrell made Layup.	27	16
5:49	Foul on Ramean Hinton.	27	16
5:49	La'Mel Robinson made Free Throw.	27	17
5:49	La'Mel Robinson made Free Throw.	27	18
5:32	Colton Sandage missed Layup.	27	18
5:32	Matt Pile Block.	27	18
5:32	Western Illinois Offensive Rebound.	27	18
5:28	Foul on Matt Pile.	27	18
5:28	Colton Sandage made Free Throw.	28	18
5:28	Colton Sandage made Free Throw.	29	18
5:09	Marlon Ruffin missed Layup.	29	18
5:06	Cameron Burrell Defensive Rebound.	29	18
4:54	Will Carius missed Three Point Jumper.	29	18
4:51	Ayo Akinwole Defensive Rebound.	29	18
4:47	Foul on Colton Sandage.	29	18
4:47	La'Mel Robinson made Free Throw.	29	19
4:47	La'Mel Robinson made Free Throw.	29	20
4:35	Adam Anhold missed Layup.	29	20
4:31	Adam Anhold Offensive Rebound.	29	20
4:31	Adam Anhold missed Layup.	29	20
4:29	Adam Anhold Offensive Rebound.	29	20
4:29	Adam Anhold missed Layup.	29	20
4:28	Matt Pile Defensive Rebound.	29	20
4:21	Ayo Akinwole made Jumper.	29	22
4:08	Foul on La'Mel Robinson.	29	22
4:08	Justin Brookens made Free Throw.	30	22
4:08	Justin Brookens made Free Throw.	31	22
3:55	Ayo Akinwole made Jumper.	31	24
3:33	Tamell Pearson missed Layup.	31	24
3:30	Darrius Hughes Defensive Rebound.	31	24
3:21	Ayo Akinwole made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marlon Ruffin.	31	27
2:55	Anthony Jones missed Layup.	31	27
2:53	Western Illinois Offensive Rebound.	31	27
2:53	Official TV Timeout	31	27
2:47	Will Carius missed Jumper.	31	27
2:43	La'Mel Robinson Defensive Rebound.	31	27
2:36	La'Mel Robinson made Layup.	31	29
2:03	Justin Brookens made Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Jones.	33	29
1:54	Foul on Will Carius.	33	29
1:54	Matt Pile made Free Throw.	33	30
1:54	Matt Pile missed Free Throw.	33	30
1:54	Justin Brookens Defensive Rebound.	33	30
1:38	Will Carius made Layup. Assisted by Justin Brookens.	35	30
1:18	La'Mel Robinson missed Jumper.	35	30
1:15	Cameron Burrell Defensive Rebound.	35	30
1:05	Will Carius made Layup.	37	30
0:56	Marlon Ruffin missed Three Point Jumper.	37	30
0:52	Marlon Ruffin Offensive Rebound.	37	30
0:49	Marlon Ruffin made Layup.	37	32
0:33	Tamell Pearson Turnover.	37	32
0:33	Darrius Hughes Steal.	37	32
0:01	Nick Ferrarini missed Layup.	37	32
0:00	Matt Pile Offensive Rebound.	37	32
0:00	Matt Pile missed Layup.	37	32
0:00	Western Illinois Defensive Rebound.	37	32
0:00	End of 1st half	37	32

Baxter Arena

1:00 AM, 7 February 2021

Omaha, NE

Attendance: 427

Referees:
Darryl Smith
Mark Riggs
Kirk Smith

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Morehead State	2-0	-	6-6
Southeast Missouri State	2-0	-	6-6
Little Rock	1-0	0.5	7-5
Western Illinois	1-1	1	7-6
Southern Indiana	1-1	1	6-6
Lindenwood	1-1	1	6-7
Tennessee Tech	1-1	1	5-7
UT Martin	1-1	1	5-8
Eastern Illinois	0-1	1.5	3-8
SIU Edwardsville	0-2	2	7-6
Tennessee State	0-2	2	4-9

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
North Dakota State	0-0	-	11-4
St. Thomas-Minnesota	0-0	-	10-4
South Dakota State	0-0	-	9-5
South Dakota	0-0	-	9-6
Kansas City	0-0	-	8-7
Denver	0-0	-	6-9
North Dakota	0-0	-	5-9
Omaha	0-0	-	5-9
Oral Roberts	0-0	-	3-9

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